It’s not so much that he was black…the issue is that no one was really ready for him. Especially blacks and the prog, loon liberal sheet media.

Since when did it become racist to criticize a sitting POTUS? When this clown was “elected” for sure. Blacks and the Msnbc idiots cannot stand any critique of this moron. Until they are…we’ll never be ready for another. And I for one am not ready to see this country headed for any more a race wars or racial divides that we thought were history…or any more crap from the pimps like Fat Al ever again.

]]>By: How MSNBC And The “Hot Air” Blog Covered The Benghazi Cover-Up | I'm a Man! I'm 41!http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7646954
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:24:11 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7646954[…] The Hot Air blog took the same road of briefly mentioning that the State Department found that the attacks were preventable, but failing to report that both Obama and Hillary were caught lying about not knowing that it was a terrorist attack — before they spread the that it was caused by a Youtube video. […]
]]>By: easyt65http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7645464
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:04:11 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7645464In a 2007 Presidential Election debate Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton argued about who was more qualified to answer the proverbial 1am emergency phone call to handle a crisis of national importance. A Bi-Partisan Senate Report on Benghazi just settled the debate for them…

To this day Americans still have no idea where either President Obama or Secretary of State Clinton were on 9/11/12, a day 20 U.S. Embassies were attacked – 4 overrun & heavily damaged/burned – and on which 4 Americans – t include the 1st U.S. Ambassador in over 30 years – were killed! Their whereabouts have been kept more secret than the special recipes for KFC chicken or Coke!

]]>By: Recon5http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7645158
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:21:22 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7645158This was a failure at the head of the snake and shouldn’t be sidetracked by arguments over whether it takes 6 hours to scramble a jet.

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I completely agree. That’s why I push back against those claiming that the military deliberately did nothing to help for nefarious reasons. I don’t think that Obama or anyone else wanted Stevens to die.

blink on January 15, 2014 at 3:12 PM

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Given the fact that this was identified within the first 15 min as a terrorist attack, the question isn’t how long it takes to get the plane the ground. The question is why that process was never started at all, particularly since Benghazi had been identified over and over again by *every group in it as dangerous.
Personally, I think Ed’s view that the admin didn’t want the failure of his “limited intervention” highlighted by moving security to the Ambassador. I think that would have gone almost entirely unnoticed by anyone not physically involved.

Which brings us back to why those who were aware adamantly refused to act. All they had to do was pull him.

And it is not, imo, the CIA’s job to babysit State officials because State has refused to do the job.

]]>By: TfromVhttp://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7644965
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:04:40 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7644965Her failure as SoS should be the lead in to every political ad where ever she is thinking of doing anything!
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Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:30:12 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7644909[…] administration lied about the Benghazi terrorist attack so says a bipartisan Senate report. The administration knew the attack was a terrorist attack from the very beginning and […]
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Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:27:30 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7644904Just when we think a congressional bi-partisan at that committee is getting down to the last chair in this musical kabuki dance, someone will take the fall for Killary and dear leader. Panetta better watch his back or neck since slipping on a rug has replaced a visit to Ft. Marcy park in this oh so caring regime.
]]>By: SAMinVAhttp://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7644854
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:43:49 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7644854Guess Hillary isn’t exactly hot $#!+ when it comes to the 3am phone call either.

It’s nice that these things can be reported now that Obama is safely ensconced in his second term.

]]>By: Links for 1-15-2014 | Karl Heubaumhttp://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7644360
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:18:48 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7644360[…] The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report on the Benghazi attack. The report states that multiple groups related to al Qaeda participated in the attack, that the State Department ignored multiple warnings of an imminent attack, and the Department of Defense was poorly prepared to defend the facility. […]
]]>By: Who is John Galthttp://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7644225
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 03:27:10 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7644225

If nothing else, this Benghazi albatross must be kept hanging from Mrs. Clinton’s neck.

TimBuk3 on January 15, 2014 at 2:51 PM

IT should have been hung around Obama’s next during the last debate, and yanked HARD. We wouldn’t have Zero in the Oval Office.

prior to 2009 no attacks were preventable
after 2009 all attacks preventable
prior to 2009 deficits and spending don’t matter
after 2009 deficits and spending matter..

Note to Obama: new crisis management technique – when under attack, make sure to finish the childrens book you are in the middle of reading. If people are still asking questions, make up a reason to invade an unrelated country. Then conservatives won’t accuse you of lying to the American people.

The US Congress / Senate has less than 10% credibility with Americans.

(This last Idiot also blames the youtube video)

Both Condi Rice and Bush were given intel reports in August 2001 that OBL was planning an imminent attack on US soil. 3000 died.

BO got no such warning.

(This idiot fails to tell us what those 2 could have done to prevent those attacks, in a manner that she would have approved of)

It is well known that Amb Stevens was an adult. He knew full well the dangers of that outpost in Benghazi and Libya as a whole. His death, while tragic is no more or less tragic than any killing anywhere in the world. Stevens, in effect, was partially responsible for his own death. He was a daredevil and paid the price for his actions. To blame Hillary or Obama is just insane.

If the Tea Party Cult had been around in 1939, the would have blamed the Poles for the German attack.

The Iraq war could have been prevented. But heck, only 4,500 American military were killed, 10′s of thousands severely injured, and we borrowed $1 trillion. So who cares about that?

But 4 people died under Obama’s watch? Why it’s off with Barry’s head, according to Republicans.

And finally, this gem of Low Intelligence!

The Repubs have Ailes-induced, Fox-Benghazi fever. It is a disease which causes rapid heart beat, dilated pupils, rapid onset of Tardive dyskinesia, inability to comprehend simple sentences, flushed, sweaty skin, with heavy, labored breathing and speech which is neither coherent or intelligent. There is no known cure, but the Right-wing thinks that a daily dose of an Issa-colon flush might alleviate some of the more severe symptoms, such as stinky flatulence and uncontrolled whining and babbling.

“IT BURNS!”

]]>By: Christienhttp://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/15/bipartisan-senate-report-blames-obama-administration-for-not-preventing-benghazi-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-7643465
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:26:01 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7643465The most important thing for America is that the careers of Obama, Hillary, Rice, et al., are safe. People wants rights without responsibility or accountability.

Once again, it is crystal clear that being a Democrat means never having to say you’re sorry, much less resign in disgrace.

Of course. This has been described by many sources. Do you think we have AWAC and/or J-STAR loitering everywhere on earth? By the way, loitering, in an operational sense, means airborne and waiting for tactical orders. Also, how long do you think it takes to execute an unplanned (and not ready-alert) launch of an AWAC?

… Obviously, you’re only familiar with an aircraft that only seats two people. But even an F-14 squadron CO might hesitate to let a crew launch a mission to bomb a target that they haven’t been properly briefed on or don’t have certain levels of support.

blink on January 15, 2014 at 1:51 PM

Do you really believe there wasn’t any AWAC or J-STAR loitering? Do you have any experience in a layered operation?

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Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:00:18 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7643378The only difference this makes is none at all. If this were Egypt or North Korea or some other country, the people responsible for derelict of duty and incompetence would be stoned, flogged, removed from office, or even executed by firing squad or served up to malnourished dogs. Here? They say things like “what difference does it now make” and then they start campaigning and run for president.
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Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:12:27 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=293538#comment-7643249

No, Patriot Vet isn’t wrong. Unless you’re talking about something hanging in the Smithsonian that is missing an engine.

IndieDogg on January 15, 2014 at 2:28 PM

Yes, he is wrong. An available aircraft isn’t the issue, but an “unavailable aircraft” can certainly take 6 hours to launch. For some, a 3 hour brief and preflight period is actually standard for non-ready alert aircraft – even if it has no ongoing maintenance. Regardless, the crew is the primary issue – as I’ve already explained.

If the hypothetical squadron commander HAD made the call for authorization, what would have been the answer? I

Typically, squadron CO’s typically call operational watch officers. These watch officers wouldn’t typically make a risky call on their own (there aren’t many watch officers willing to take chances like this), so they would call the commander’s operations officer – who would call the commander’s chief-of-staff – who would call the commander himself.

If he/she had called the White House directly, who would have answered the phone

Such a jump in chain-of-command is discouraged even when it occurs downward. Upward jumps such as this are a difficult hurdle. But the White House Military Office is certainly has a 24 watch. The phone might be answered by an NCO, and the duty officer is probably always an O-6 (my guesses).

And this is kinda my point, so I think we partially agree. The situation room should have been manned by the President, commanders should have been recalled to their operations centers, and aggressiveness should have been pushed from the top down.

This was a failure at the head of the snake and shouldn’t be sidetracked by arguments over whether it takes 6 hours to scramble a jet.

I completely agree. That’s why I push back against those claiming that the military deliberately did nothing to help for nefarious reasons. I don’t think that Obama or anyone else wanted Stevens to die.